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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Two women are dead and two men are in critical condition after what police say was a suspected group drug overdose at a Vancouver Island beach parking area. West Shore RCMP say emergency crews responded to a report of a group of …
Read More »Adventure-seeking B.C. couple confirmed as victims found on Nova Scotia island: relative
The British Columbia couple whose remains recently washed ashore on Nova Scotia’s remote Sable Island have been identified as 70-year-old James Brett Clibbery and his 54-year-old wife, Sarah Packwood. Clibbery’s sister, Lynda Spielman, said Tuesday the RCMP had confirmed their identities. Spielman, a Calgary resident, said she’s heard many theories …
Read More »Riders Against Hunger hit the road for West Island food bank – Montreal
Descrease article font size Increase article font size One by one, bikers rode out of the On Rock Community Services parking lot in Roxboro for a 180-kilometre ride, all for a good cause. “Bikers love to give back,” said Kim Reid, On Rock’s founder and president. “They love charity rides …
Read More »Vancouver Island University tells pro-Palestinian protesters to vacate encampment – BC
Vancouver Island University has issued a trespass notice to pro-Palestinian protesters, telling them to vacate their encampment on the campus in Nanaimo, B.C. by Monday. The university said in a statement that the notice was issued Thursday and if protesters are not gone by 8 a.m. Monday, it would “take …
Read More »2 B.C. people found dead in boat washed ashore on Sable Island: N.S. police
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Police are investigating after human remains were discovered in a boat washed ashore on Nova Scotia’s Sable Island on Wednesday. In a Friday morning release, Nova Scotia RCMP said officers were contacted by Parks Canada on Wednesday afternoon after a 10-foot inflatable …
Read More »Wolfe Island residents frustrated with lack of progress on Wolfe Islander IV – Kingston
The date when the Wolfe Islander IV will finally come into full service has been a moving target since the ferry was delivered nearly two years ago. The fall deadline set by the Ontario Ministry of Transportation to have the Wolfe Islander IV in service has come and gone. “Yeah …
Read More »West Island food bank holds drive to fill empty shelves, prepare for holiday season – Montreal
Descrease article font size Increase article font size One home at a time, dozens of volunteers and staff from the West Island Mission went door to door in Pointe-Claire on Sunday morning. They were collecting food from people’s porches to bring back to the food bank’s pantry. Usually, the West …
Read More »West Island Cancer Wellness Centre holds 2nd annual ‘Challenge of the Brave’ – Montreal
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The West Island Cancer Wellness Centre (WICWC) held its second annual ‘Challenge of the Brave’ fundraising event Saturday afternoon. The event is based on the popular reality adventure show the Amazing Race, but with a few twists. Twenty teams competed in 10 …
Read More »Prince Edward Island provincial election set for April, premier announces
P.E.I. Premier Dennis King announced Monday night that the province will go to the polls on April 3, just under four years after his Progressive Conservatives were elected. King told supporters at a nomination meeting in his riding north of Charlottetown that he had visited Lt.-Gov. Antoinette Perry earlier in …
Read More »Vancouver Island hit-and-run killer died on street from toxic drugs: Coroner’s report – BC
A North Vancouver man convicted of killing two motorcyclists on the Malahat Highway in 2010, died from toxic drugs on the streets of Maple Ridge in Dec. 2020, according to a newly released coroner’s report. Lucas Ian Brown, 35, was found unresponsive by a passerby on a public sidewalk on …
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